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“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a curious thing indeed

Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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David Fincher’s syrupy historical fantasy is as sumptuously filmed as it is shallowly written.

Tim Stevens Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Descending into the “Se7en”th circle of hell

Se7en (New Line Cinema)
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David Fincher’s 1995 serial killer thriller elevates the police procedural into a grimy fable about mankind’s fall from grace.

Soham Gadre Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

“Se7en” can still keep you up at night, even after 25 years

Se7en
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David Fincher’s bleak, gruesome murder mystery packed a punch audiences have never forgotten.

Chris Ludovici Posted on September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

The “Moneyball” we got delivers a baseball movie for Ben Shapiro

Moneyball
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Bennett Miller’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book is an overlong, overcrowded sports biopic partially redeemed by its cast.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on August 3, 2020September 11, 2020

A Quick Guide to the 2020 Oscar Nominations

2020 Oscar Nominations
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Who should win, who will win, and who was left out.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

Goodbye to the Light: “Interview With the Vampire” at 25

Interview With the Vampire
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Remembering when Tom Cruise defied audience expectations in a campy, sumptuous adaptation of Anne Rice’s vampire soap opera.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 11, 2019November 9, 2019

“Fight Club”, “Fleabag” and The Battle Against Toxicity

Fight Club
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A look back at the movie that inadvertently launched a toxic movement & the TV series that better understood postmodern pain.

Sarah Gorr Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Box Office Report: Gird Your Monocles, “Downton Abbey” Tops the Box Office

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Waistcoats and pageantry rule the day at the box office, while Brad Pitt’s cerebral sci-fi drama Ad Astra puts on a respectable showing.

Douglas Laman Posted on September 23, 2019September 22, 2019

Ad Astra Review: Is There Life Out There?

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Brad Pitt seeks the divine amongst the stars in James Gray’s flawed but mesmerizing space epic.

Matt Cipolla Posted on September 20, 2019July 2, 2020

“Inglourious Basterds” Lets Tarantino Turn the Propaganda Back on his Audience

Inglourious Basterds
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Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked WWII film lets him turn the camera around on the audience and interrogate his own violent oeuvre.

Andrew Bloom Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Review: Tarantino’s Lullaby For ’60s Tinseltown

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film is a sun-soaked return to his roots, an energetic elegy for Old Hollywood that plays fast and loose with its history.

Clint Worthington Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

Tarantino’s Worst Excesses Come Out In Tony Scott’s “True Romance”

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One of the few Tarantino scripts not directed by the man himself, Tony Scott’s “True Romance” is a tragically too-cool crime thriller that doesn’t age well.

Sarah Gorr Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
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